Hump Day Hotsheet
“This is the most important election of our lifetime!”
I know I’ve heard this before—haven’t you? Why, of course! 2004 was the “most important election of our lifetime.” And, come to think of it, so was 2000.
One thing we all know about our absentee mayor: he has nary an altruistic bone in his body. His recent red-eye to Washington was hardly “testament to his newfound loyalty” to Barack Obama, as the Times would have us believe. Truth be told, this is probably the most important election of Antonio’s lifetime, and I wish him all the best; if he scores a new job in D.C., Los Angeles will be better off for it.
Surprise, surprise. According to City Controller Laura Chick, the trash tax increase you were told would be spent hiring new cops isn’t all being spent hiring new cops. Walter Moore and David Zahniser have the shocking details.
Hey, did you know Rocky Delgadillo’s birthday is coming up? Next week, according to Wikipedia, he’ll be 48, but, the official celebration—a small gathering of family and close friends—will be held July 22nd in Larchmont Village. I was honored to receive an invitation to the party (the darnedest things arrive on my fax machine), but regrettably cannot afford the $1,000 admission price. You see, as much as I’d like to support Rocky’s unannounced candidacy for the unknown, times are tough. My trash bill is up, my cell phone bill is up, and Janice Hahn is shaking me down for more gang money.
Just how many cans of Old Style beer did Steve Lopez drink on a recent getaway to Chicago? Enough, apparently to return with the following headline: A role model for L.A.? Chicago.
As a guy who fled the Windy City, I can tell you that visiting and living Chicago are two polar opposites. Let me put it this way: there’s a good reason Mayor Villaraigosa has such admiration for his Midwestern counterpart. How would you like to live in a town without mayoral term limits? Ruled with force; by order and decree? Mayor Richard M. Daley’s name is inscribed on nearly every piece of public property. Oh, and Chicago’s City Council makes ours look sane and sober.
I moved here for a reason. With freedom comes a little chaos. Los Angeles is America’s freest big city—you can love this place despite its leadership.
Labels: Barack Obama, Gang tax, janice hahn, laura chick, mayor antonio villaraigosa, rocky delgadillo, steve lopez, walter moore
Posted by solomon @ 7/09/2008 08:09:00 AM
14 Comments:
Somebody should tell Obama that this piece of SHIT midget mayor that we have in LA is a adulterer!!
Since he is going to bring this creepo on board I WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR OBAMA!!!!!!
Antonio Watch said: Los Angeles is the America’s freest big city—you can love this place despite its leadership.
(in Randy Newman voice):
"WE LOVE IT!"
xoxo
I agree if Obama is stupid enough to associate with this worthless no accomplishments loser Mayor he just lost my vote.
Steve Lopez has a piece today about that Gang CZar Jeff Carr who knows nothing about the gangs in LA nor has he done shit about it in a year. They really think that dumb late night park program will keep kids from getting into gangs. HELOO WAKE UP YOU IDIOTS! Jeff Carr thinks gang bangers need special sensitive attention and not be arrested or treated harshly. He thinks we should pray for them. CArr needs to go back to DC or learn more about gangs before he opens his stupid mouth. HE'S THE PROBLEM AND THE BIGGEST IDIOT THIS CITY HAS INHERITED THANKS TO THE MAYOR
This from the "GENERAL SECRETARY OF GANG INTERVENTION".
"It's not undoable," he says of the challenge he took on nearly one year ago, when Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa looked up at the blond, 6-foot-3 preacher and asked him to be his gang czar.
"I hate being called the gang czar," Carr says.
Why's that?
"This is not a war on kids."
In fact, the official title is director of gang reduction and youth development, and Carr is showing me one of his latest attempts at both. In the Summer Night Lights program, eight parks in high-crime areas around the city are being kept open several hours later than normal, until midnight in some locations, from Wednesday through Saturday.
"Four to midnight is the most violent time in our city, from Fourth of July to Labor Day," Carr says.
BAD MOVE OBAMA!! VERY BAD!
LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO HILLARY!!
THE GUY IS SCUUUUUUUUM!!
No! No! No! I do not want this Villaraigosa moved to Wash D.C. Obama may be a charlatan but I am hoping he is not a complete fool! Obama never had my vote, but for all intents and purposes, please do not allow talk of Villaraigosa going to D.C. It is bad enough that we have to put up with the Sacramento talk. I just want him to GO AWAY. Like to a foreign country -- hey, does Mexico City need a Mayor?!
How much money has his Dis-Honour wasted on trips? If Chick was truly looking for ways to cut City waste she would do an audit of the Mayors Junkets and how much time that the Mayor and has staff (including all of his Entourage) have spent outside of the City Limits. The Mayor should not get paid for any time he spends away from the City for any reason. He can teleconference and not travel. None of his staff should be paid for by taxpayers when they are not within the city limits attending to City business.
All of his trips have to do with advancing his career not the good of the City.
When Antonio said "This is the most important election of our lifetime" he was speaking directly to illegal Latinos. Thats the only group of people he cares to represent.
Photo caption:
(Obama) "See-say-pway-day, right Mister Vil-a-garosa?"
Too bad Obama will be listening to VillaBaboso, when the mayor asks Obama not to deport illegal aliens, especially the cholos and drug dealers like Ms. Cardona
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_9826663
LONG BEACH - A mother of eight who was the subject of an undercover investigation that showed her dealing heroin with her two youngest children in tow pleaded no contest to every drug and child endangerment count filed against her Tuesday.
Enedina Cardona, 36, could be sentenced to more than 14 years in state prison when she returns to the Long Beach Superior Court on July 30, said Deputy District Attorney Robert Hight
Cardona's residency status is also under investigation by U.S. Immigration authorities, and if she is found to be an undocumented resident she will be deported once her sentence is served or - in the event she is given probation - once the sentence is rendered, the prosecutor said.
Julie Wong, communications director for City Council President Eric Garcetti, said her boss sees the designation as "yet another sign of Hollywood's second golden era," with "entertainment and news programming such as 'Larry King Live' shooting right out of Hollywood."
This is horrible. What is Eric thinking? The people should be able to vote on crap like this. This is bullshit!! Larry doesn't even live here nor has done a damn thing for this city. he's made millions and this is just a suck up move.
I'm a little lost by 2:00's post. What designation? What does this have to do with Larry King? Why is Eric Garcetti being brought into this Hump Day post?
10:53, I hear East Los Angeles might need a mayor once their cityhood is approved. Come to think of it, they could use another hood in their city - Villar would be the perfect choice!
Please go back and read that invitation. If Rocky hasn't formally declared an intention to run for a given office, he can't solicit donations. The donations must be for something else, although we KNOW it's not for charity. (Probably for autobody damage, y'know?)
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